Can a 220lb bench really be the end of linear progression for a 5'10'' male?

[edjohnson]

Haven't posted here in a long long time so hopefully this is in the right section.

- Been on LP for the passed 4 and a half months.
- started at ~160lbs body weight at 15% BF with a ~160lb bench
- stalled at 200lb bench. reset 10% and got up to 220lbs making 2.5lb jumps
- stalled on 222.5lbs.
- started another reset down to 205lb but I simultaneously got sick and missed a lot of sleep. its now week three and i am just barely being able to sleep again.
- I did miss a bench day within those two weeks.

When I finally got back to benching this monday I went for 215lbs( doing 5lb jumps during deload) and it felt heavy, i felt very sore, and had charlie horse like knots in my front deltoids which i ALWAYS get when I am up to this weight for bench.

- my current body weight fluctuates between 204lbs and 206lbs at 23% BF.
- I don't fit into any of my pants and my thighs crush my junk

[MBasic]

I assume you mean 220x5 . . . this aint bad IMO for end of LP

[Chris McCarthy]

In response to the thread title: "Yes".

[brkriete]

Yeah mine topped out around 190. I'd be pretty pumped with 220x5. I don't think that's unreasonable.

[Gumboots]

I was 5'11 when I ran an LP. Ended at 195lbsx5x3 @ ~187lbs bw. Looks like bodyweight or a little above for sets of 5 is about right at the end of LP for most healthy males

[poser]

With bench pressing, the only question that matters is "can you bench 225#, bro?"

If the answer is "yes", there are more more questions to ask. If the answer is "no", bounce harder [emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji6]

[murphyreedus]

I was 5'11 when I ran an LP.

But what was your ending height?

[Satch12879]

Looks like bodyweight or a little above for sets of 5 is about right at the end of LP for most healthy males

If only...

[Gumboots]

If only...

I revise my statement - Looks like bodyweight or a little above or below (assuming a 'normal' muscular bodyweight for your height) for sets of 5 is about right at the end of LP for most healthy, youngish males who eat and sleep at least mostly correctly.

[CJ Gotcher]

Don't know your age, limb lengths, technique, or recovery information, but 60 pounds in 4 months is nothing to shake a stick at. Mine ran a little heavier than that, but I also have short arms and had a relatively 'clean' LP (no major illness of other interruptions, good sleep, young at the time). By definition, it sounds like you've reached the end of your LP, and that's okay. It's time to take a look at intermediate programming. Congratulations!